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acamara said:

Yes HUD would be a great add on.

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So I'm left wondering if a HUD is great in concept and not so great in practice. We don't see them offered on cars very often. I suspect originally this was because of cost but given the number of add on HUD devices available now I would imagine a car manufacture could offer it for less than $100 their cost.

I've also been reading a number of reviews of the add on HUDs and whether it is because they are cheap or perhaps don't live up to people's expectations, there seem to be a lot of negative reviews.

One of the primary complaints I read about is that because of the safety glass in a windshield there are often dual images that appear. Additionally, a number of users report that they found that the HUD actually contributed to distraction.

I remain curious about this and someday I'll probably put my phone on my dash to see what it looks like.

OK. Someone get me out of the dark ages. You can't be talking about the only HUD I'm familiar with. That is the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Marshall said:

OK. Someone get me out of the dark ages. You can't be talking about the only HUD I'm familiar with. That is the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Head Up Display. Speed, RPM, and other information projected onto the lower portion of the windshield.

Mel said:

Head Up Display. Speed, RPM, and other information projected onto the lower portion of the windshield.

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Thank you. I knew I was missing something.

Jeff Miller said:

One of the primary complaints I read about is that because of the safety glass in a windshield there are often dual images that appear.

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Well, then, the answer is simple: we need to start making windshields out of the same stuff as they use in fighter jets. It will have the added advantage of being able to withstand bird strikes. (Just not frozen ones.)

Muzhik said:

Well, then, the answer is simple: we need to start making windshields out of the same stuff as they use in fighter jets. It will have the added advantage of being able to withstand bird strikes. (Just not frozen ones.)

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Nice little $500k option.

Marshall said:

Thank you. I knew I was missing something.

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I was just playing with the configurator. There is now (as of 08/08/2016) a HUD option under convenience for $479.

Franklin3 said:

I was just playing with the configurator. There is now (as of 08/08/2016) a HUD option under convenience for $479.

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Hmmm. It better be good considering I can get a wide variety of aftermarket HUDs @ around $50.
http://elioowners.com/threads/the-p5-what-would-you-change.6773/page-8#post-126187

Elio Amazed said:

Hmmm. It better be good considering I can get a wide variety of aftermarket HUDs @ around $50.
http://elioowners.com/threads/the-p5-what-would-you-change.6773/page-8#post-126187

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Paul keeps talking about vanity mirrors.
There are too many features and it requires your smart phone besides.
I want car instrumentation and I don't want to pay almost $500 for it.
Oh, and I don't want a vanity mirror.

Elio Amazed said:

Hmmm. It better be good considering I can get a wide variety of aftermarket HUDs @ around $50.
http://elioowners.com/threads/the-p5-what-would-you-change.6773/page-8#post-126187

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Yep, I just bought one for the Infiniti at $40. Works great. Not ideal because the windshield isn't designed for it, but very readable.
When I first bought my '08 'Vette, I thought the HUD was a nice "trinket". After driving with it for a few months I wondered how I've gotten along without it.